Artistic Architectural Photography: Form, Color, and Space
Explore photographic compositions and perspectives, develop a graphic viewpoint of architecture, and use the city as a backdrop for your image compositions
Konrad Langer’s photographic work revolves around architecture, more specifically, playing with the colors, shapes, and scale of the objects where he’s shooting. He posts the images of these cityscapes and urban scenes on his Instagram profile, which has already amassed more than 170K followers. He also collaborates on professional photography projects with clients like Airbnb, Huawei, and O2. In this online course, he shares his ideas, inspiration, and techniques for urban photography.
Konrad teaches you the fundamentals of artistic architectural photography and how to sharpen your visual perspective for unique and innovative image composition. Under his guidance, learn how to organize, run, and edit a photoshoot. By the end, you’ll know how to find inspiration in the colors, shapes, and lighting around you to capture striking, artistic photos with a playful touch.
Get to know Konrad Langer and his work as a freelance photographer, along with the people that inspire him, including photographers, movie directors, and architects.
Next, Konrad shares his view of architectural photography and how to use social media to enhance your portfolio. He also gives you an overview of the gear you need for the final project.
Jump into some theory and study the fundamentals of architectural photography. Analyze a selection of your teacher’s work to learn about his preferred perspective and composition types, as well as how to take them a step further by adding people into the scenes.
Now it’s time to hit the streets. See how to do location research and scouting before taking a tour of Berlin’s Government District with your teacher. Experiment with different perspectives and compositions while shooting, then review and select your favorite images.